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Delivering On Promises: Speaker Welch’s First 100 Days (Springfield, IL) - Today marks 100 days since House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch was sworn in to serve as Illinois’ first Black Speaker of the House.

In their last game, the Bulls lost to Nikola Vučević's former team, the Orlando Magic. This was a game where the Bulls were out hustled, as they allowed the Magic to get 13 offensive rebounds. Chicago will have a chance to snap their four-game losing streak against the Grizzlies on Friday night.

Haas calls for Illinois' redistricting process to be made ‘fair and transparent’ (Kankakee, IL) - Republican lawmakers in the Illinois General Assembly introduced legislation they say will reform the redistricting process and stop those who benefit directly from it from being the ones in charge of the method.

Welch Announces New Task Force to Review Statues on State Grounds (Springfield, IL) - In an effort to ensure that statues and other ceremonial landmarks on state property reflect the values and morals of our state, Speaker of the House Emanuel “Chris” Welch announced the creation of a new special task force to conduct a review of monuments on state property and proposals for new monuments or statues.

Southland’s Behavioral Health Founder, President & CEO Twin D. Green Receives Honorary Doctorate (Flossmoor, IL) - The Link & Option Center is proud to announce that their Founder, President, and CEO, Ms. Twin D. Green, is being awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree from Rhema University, Florida for her work in the Community Mental Health field.

Danville Mayor Rickey Williams Lied About Commenter, Stripped Public Of Right To Speak And Listen (Danville, IL) - During the April 6, 2021, Danville, Illinois City Council Meeting, Mayor Rickey Williams, Jr., started public comment by lying about Christopher Hansen, the person who submitted a public comment to be read at the meeting.

Welch Builds on Creating New Path Forward; Hires New Senior Staff (Chicago, IL) - Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch built on his commitment to a fresh start for the Office of the Speaker by announcing Tuesday the hiring of two new members to his senior staff...

Monica Gordon Wins Election for Prairie State College District #515 Board of Trustees (Flossmoor, IL) - Flossmoor resident Monica Gordon has emerged victorious in...

Silly season alive and well – Political candidates that might want to consider a different line of work (Illinois) - Every election cycle we see an increase in communications related to local government candidate malfeasance. We appreciate that there are more and more people taking steps to expose those asking for their votes.

Three Illinois GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Discuss Their Candidacy (McHenry County, IL) - We attended a dinner in McHenry County March 26, 2021, where three candidates for Governor of Illinois discussed their candidacy.